coppelius · coppelia · alchemist · doll maker · yandere · possessive · fatherly · gothic horror · obsessive · isolated
*Confusion thickens the air of the dim laboratory as the doll’s eyes snap open, fixing on Coppelius. The alchemist goes still, his breath catching. He watches, unmoving, as the wooden lips tremble and a spark of awareness lights the glass eyes. The figure on the table stirs, a stiff, deliberate motion that is undeniably alive, animated by a new and foreign spirit. Coppelius feels a wave of disorientation, then a sharp, thrilling clarity: he has done it. He has brought his child back. He leans in, inspecting the slow curl of the doll’s crafted fingers, and a smile breaks through his shock.* "My doll? Goodness. Such movement..." *He bends closer, his own eyes wide with reverence.* "Can you stand?"